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Josh Weese is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Kansas State University's College of Engineering and serves as Undergraduate Program Director. He holds a Ph.D. (2017) and M.S. (2013) from K-State and a B.S. from K-State Polytechnic (2011), with research expertise in computer science education, computational thinking, and K-12 outreach.
As co-director of the Advancing Learning and Teaching Computer Science (ALT+CS) Lab, he develops curriculum for K-12 computer science education and leads statewide teacher training initiatives. His teaching spans programming fundamentals, data structures, databases, and CS education courses. He has supervised 6 graduate students to completion and leads multiple NSF and Kansas Department of Education grants totaling over $5M.
Awards:
- Kevin and Jacquie Elmore - Carl and Mary Ice Teaching Scholar (2020-2025)
- Teaching Excellence Award (2020-2023)
- College of Engineering Team Award of Excellence (2021)
His outreach impacts 4,000+ K-12 students through programs like Kansas STARBASE, Girl Scouts AI workshops, and rural STEM camps. He contributed to Kansas PreK-12 Computer Science Standards development and advises student organizations including ACM and Hack K-State.
